AL JAZARI

• Born in A.D 1,136 in Cizre, Turkey
• Lived during Islamic Golden Age
• Wrote the Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices

AL JAZARI (CONT.)

• Book described mechanical devices and how to build them
• Noted for his water raising methods and his water and candle clocks

AVICENNA

• Latinized name of Ibn Sina
• Persian philosopher/scientist noted for Aristolean philosophy and medicine
• Born A.D 980 during the Islamic Golden Age in Bukhara, Uzebekistan

AVICENNA (CONT.)

• Thought of one of the best writers and thinkers of his time
• 150 works of his on philosophy and 40 on medicine survived
• Polymath: one who's knowledge is great in many different subject areas

AVICENNA (CONT.)

• Musical theory, fields of medicine, and natural sciences
• Wrote three books which included the Book of Healing

"A doctor should have the wisdom of a snake and heart of a lion."

-Avicenna

MIDDLE EAST

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IBN AL-HAYTHAM

• Born A.D 965
• Died A.D 1040
• Known for his experimental work

IBN AL-HAYTHAM

• Optics, anatomy, astronomy, engineering, mathmatics, medicine
• opthamology, philosophy, physics, psycology, visual perception, science

IBN AL-HAYTHAM

• Wrote book of optics proving modern optics
• First clear and correct description of camera obscura
• Experimented on lenses, mirrors and reflections

AL-RAZI

• Persian scholar
• Greatest muslim scholar a.d 500-1500

AL-RAZI

• Wrote comprehensive book
• Book based on greek,syrian, arabic, indian sources
• Wrote treatise on small pox and measles

AL-KHWARIZIMI

• Born in Khwarezm 780A.D
• Died 850 A.D In Baghdad
• Studied Indian sources rather than Greek

AL-KHWARIZIMI

• important math mathematician
• Inventor of algebra
• Also studied astronomy, astrology, and geography

"Finding the truth is difficult, and the road to it is rough. For the truths are plunged in obscurity."

-Ibn al haytham

“If the people of this religion are asked about the proof for the soundness of their religion, they flare up, get angry and spill the blood of whoever confronts them with this question. They forbid rational speculation, and strive to kill their adversaries. This is why truth became thoroughly silenced and concealed.”

-Al Razi